Phoenix. 1930. Four volumes. Illus. Tall octavo. Original fabrikoid, spines gilt. Slight edge wear. Overall a very good set. An extensive historical and biographical work on Arizona. The first two volumes are devoted to the history of the state, and the other two contain biographies of notable Arizonians. Includes sections... More

New York. 1877. 221pp. Folding map. Original pictorial cloth. A fine copy. A presentation copy, inscribed: "...with the compliments of the author." Describes with gusto the mineral wealth of the Southwest.More

[Phoenix. 1919]. [4]pp. 12mo. Self-wrappers. Minor edge wear. Very good. A short, but very interesting pamphlet issued by the Arizona Office of Live Stock Sanitary Board on May 1, 1919, printing the requirements for bringing live stock into Arizona. It lists separate guidelines for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and dogs... More

Washington. 1957. [2],10pp. Original stapled printed wrappers. Fine. Official printing of the amended constitution of the Haulapai Indian Reservation located along the western Grand Canyon corridor in northern Arizona. Includes information relating to membership in the tribe, election to the tribal council, powers of the council, rights of the members... More

[Washington, D.C. (but copied in Philadelphia)]. 1863. 6pp. manuscript on recto only of six folio sheets. With original mailing envelope. Horizontal folds. Very good. An interesting pair of documents, being contemporary copies of an original manuscript on the potential of mining in Arizona, sent by George M. Willing to Thomas... More

Prescott or Phoenix. 1889-1899. Six volumes. Five volumes in 20th-century tan buckram, gilt leather labels; one volume in contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Leather dry and cracking, some shelf wear to other volumes. Institutional ink stamps on titlepages. Good. A late-19th-century collection of session laws for the territory of..... More

[Mexico City. Oct. 18, 1830]. Folio broadside, 8 x 12.5 inches. Slight edge wear, faint browning. Very good. An early printing of this important Mexican government decree, dividing the former state of Sonora y Sinaloa into separate states of Sonora and Sinaloa. At this point, the new state of Sonora... More

[Tucson]. 1889. 48pp. Illus. Original printed wrappers, disbound from a larger volume, all leaves separated. Some edge chipping, affecting text on several leaves. Tanned and very fragile. Accession number stamped on front wrapper. Fair only. Rare 19th-century promotional for Arizona, singing the praises of the arid lands of the territory... More

Philadelphia: Indian Rights Association, 1884. 28pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor wear, small tears to front cover. Contemporary label pasted to front cover. Internally clean. Very good. An early Indian Rights Association report, detailing a trip through the Southwest and Oklahoma. Includes information on the Navajo, Yuma, Hualapi, Apache, and others.More

New York. 1869. 344pp. Original cloth. Bit chipped at head and toe of spine, faint stain to couple of leaves, else a very good, tight copy. The second edition, employing the same sheets as the first edition of 1861 but with a new titlepage supplied. An interesting and well written... More

[N.p. ca. 1950]. 15pp. in a highly legible hand. Quarto. Lined sheets removed from notebook. Fine. Manuscript notes written by Herbert O. Brayer while researching his scholarly work on the American cattle trade. This section of notes focuses on Arizona, with bibliographical references and subject headings on the railroads and... More

Madrid. 1819. 94pp. Antique style full calf, gilt. Octavo. Unobtrusive 19th century blind stamp on titlepage. Very good. This sermon was delivered at the memorial service of four missionaries martyred by Yuma Indians on the Colorado River in 1781. "The learned sermon is valuable for its extended notes on the... More

San Francisco. 1892. 251pp. Illus. Original front wrapper. Wrapper chipped, detached, and spotted. Else good. A vivid account of lawlessness in this refuge for bad hombres in the Santa Cruz valley. After the town was torn asunder by riots, the residents who remained mobile removed to Nogales, where, according to... More

Poughkeepsie. 1908. 99pp. Illustrated. Original printed wrappers. Rear cover and last few leaves separating. Ownership inscription on front cover. Internally clean. Good plus. Privately published travel narrative of an overland journey by rail, made by two women. Oddly enough, their narrative highlights visits to mines in Arizona and agricultural excursions... More